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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Social Media Junkie

I never thought this day would come, but I have to admit,
social media is not so bad and I’m actually addicted to a few forms. Yep, I
said it. For a long time I only participated in blogging. Now I am on
Pinterest, Twitter, Google+, Goodreads and Facebook. Crazy right?

Aside for blogging, Pinterest is my favorite, because I get
to get various ideas for character description, food and clothing ideas for
potential new or existing characters. I get to make my fantasy world a lot more
real. Following closely is Twitter, because I can quickly scan through my
tweets and see what is going on in the lives of my fellow writers and one or
two celebrities. Call me a stalker, but I like to know what my fellow writers
are up to. It makes me feel comforted that they are doing the same things as
me, or are struggling as me, or just enjoying life. I rarely use Google+, Goodreads and
Facebook these days, but I do check my updates regularly for important info.

I have actually contemplated closing my Facebook account
because I’m never really on it aside for book releases and so forth, but all my
fellow writer friends are always hosting events there and most writers seem to
use it. I might have a problem with Facebook soon anyway, because there is a
new scam going where you are friended by one of your already existing friends
and then you start receiving inappropriate comments and postings on your wall.
I unfortunately clicked on the link which suggested a friend wanted to be
friends, again, and just made myself victim to the scam. But oh well, I will
deal with it when the creep starts doing the above mentioned things.

I’m actually off to do some
work now. Last night I made a mistake with the data and now have to fix a week’s
worth of information. But enough about me. Do you like social media? Which
forms do you use?

24 comments
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Hi Murees - I see you posted onto FB and my wall or whatever it is - thank you .. but I'm not really doing any of the social medial stuff - but am sure it's essential to the point you can manage it without overdoing it: that's the trick.

Hope the work got resolved ... I only blog, and occasional FB ... cheers Hilary

No Facebook for me. I've never once opened an account there. I like blogging and Twitter most, and Goodreads is good for recommendations and seeing what others are reading. I do have a Pinterest account, but I never quite got the hang of it. If I get an agent or sell a book, I think I'd use the site to help connect with people who might have similar interests and would like my stories. I already collect photos on my own to help me visualize the world and characters I write about, so it would be a fun project.

I don't care for Facebook, but it allows me to see photos of children in our family. I also set up my tweets so they are posted on my Facebook page. I was surprised to learn recently that some people follow my blog because of my tweets on Facebook. So you never know what might happen because of social media. I've had bad experiences with it, too, but I'd rather forget about those.

I don't use Facebook very much any more either - the only reason I'm still on it is so I can send messages to whoever I don't have a phone number for, so I can invite them to my wedding haha. I love Twitter, and I really love blogging - but that's my limit! I have thought about Pinterest, but I find handling two social media accounts is more than enough right now!! Hope your work goes okay :)!

Reading your post makes me want to give Pinterest another try. Like LG, I have an account there but I never felt like I could get the hang of it. Maybe I should go back and try again. I still like blogging the best but I also enjoy Facebook more now. I can't seem to get comfortable on Twitter. Glad you are enjoying yourself on the different sites!

Facebook seems to be where all my high school/college classmates stay in touch. I mostly just stay on there to post book news and vacation pictures! Twitter is for networking with writers. I haven't tried Pinterest--I joined Instagram because I knew it was popular with tweens and that was the age group my books appealed to but I don't have many tween followers--mostly friends from Facebook who found me on there!